Jaipur: A Boeing 777 landed for the first time at the Jaipur International Airport on Friday afternoon. It is the world’s largest twin-jet engine aircraft which usually operates from Delhi and Mumbai.
The aircraft was piloted by Captain Parul Shekhawat, whose parents reside in Jaipur and who has been flying for last 14 years. The flight on Friday carried 340 Haj pilgrims.
“The landing of Boeing 777 was not possible before 2017 due to expansion of the runway at the Jaipur International Airport and this is the first scheduled flight which landed here for Haj pilgrims since it has a very large capacity for passengers,” said an airport official. Previously, Haj passengers would usually fly in Boeing 747 which is also a part of the Air India fleet. Nearly 6,000 Haj passengers are flying in this season, with first flight to the holy passage taking off earlier this month.
28/07/19 Times of India
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The aircraft was piloted by Captain Parul Shekhawat, whose parents reside in Jaipur and who has been flying for last 14 years. The flight on Friday carried 340 Haj pilgrims.
“The landing of Boeing 777 was not possible before 2017 due to expansion of the runway at the Jaipur International Airport and this is the first scheduled flight which landed here for Haj pilgrims since it has a very large capacity for passengers,” said an airport official. Previously, Haj passengers would usually fly in Boeing 747 which is also a part of the Air India fleet. Nearly 6,000 Haj passengers are flying in this season, with first flight to the holy passage taking off earlier this month.
28/07/19 Times of India
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